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4th: Jake Granville makes a try-saving tackle on Jesse Bromwich, but disaster strikes for North Queensland with Shaun Fensom suffering a serious injury after teammate Ethan Lowe falls across him.The game is delayed for almost 10 minutes.

11th: Melbourne crank up the pressure with a Cooper Cronk grubber coming back off a post, with Lowe getting to the ball just ahead of Billy Slater.

19th: Will Chambers pounces on a loose ball 10m from his own line and beats a couple before offloading to Josh Addo-Carr, who burns off Lachlan Coote and sprints 75m for the game's first try. Cameron Smith converts. Storm 6-0

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28th: Slater draws two defenders and passes to Felise Kaufusi, who enjoys an clear run to the line. Smith converts. Storm 12-0.

31st: Cronk seemingly taken out in the air by John Asiata, but the referees see nothing wrong.

37th: Antonio Winterstein knocks on a Cronk kick 2m from his own line. It's a costly error as Slater takes a Cronk pass and slides past Justin O'Neil for the Storm's third try. Smith converts. Storm 18-0.